Brussels vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$4974
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$1185
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$2358
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	96	77
😀 Quality of life	89	84
🏙️ Population	196K	936K

The cost of living in Brussels is 4% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 1988th and 1770th ($1958 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Belgium and Israel, respectively. Check Belgium vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 173rd and 358th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Jerusalem

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	Brussels	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$8.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$1355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$2790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$1935
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	5.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$12822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$8413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$86.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$91.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$859
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$11066

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671